Gage.



v. VILLENEUVE.

GAGE. APPLICATION FILED 1AN.15.|9'17.

Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

U.U/LLEN:L7UE By W 'vALmonnyILL'nnEuvE, or mum s'r. PATRICK, ONTARIO,CANADA.

GAGE.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Aug. 14, 1917.

Application filed January 15, 1917. Serial No. 142,504.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, VALMORE VILLENEUVE, a subject of the King ofGreatBritain, and resident of Mount S Patrick, in the Province of Ontario andDominion of Canada, have invented certain new and useful Improvementsin'Gage's, of which the followin is a full description; I j Thisinvention relates to improvements in gages particularly adapted for useon base and clap boards, and the objects of the invention are to permitof the base board being effectively marked in a single operation sofacilitating in'cutting the same to the desired fullness toeffect atight joint, to render the gage adjustable, to simplify theconstruction, and reduce the number of working parts and generally toadapt the gage to better perform'the functions required of it.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention consistsessentially of the im proved construction particularly described and setforth in the following specification and accompanying drawings formingpart of the same.

In the drawings,

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the improved gage.

Fig. 2 is a vertical section of the same.

Fig. 3 is a front elevation of the improved a g Fig. 4: is a perspectiveview of the movable member of the gage.

Fig. 5 is a si e elevation of the gage utilized for markin a base boardwith a narrow or beaded e ge.

Fig. 6 is a side elevation of the gage utilized to mark a feather edgeclap board.

Fig. 7 is a side elevation of the gage utilized to mark a tongue andgroove clap board.

Fig. 8 is a fragmentary perspective view of the head of the movablemember showing the T-shaped slot therein.

Like characters of reference refer to like parts in the several figures.

Referring to the drawings, A represents the improved gage comprising afixed member 10 carrying on the upper end thereof a rigidly mountedcasing 11 which is preferably made hollow and provided on the top with aslot 13 and on the front with a threaded orifice 14:, the object ofwhich will be made clear hereafter.

Cooperating with the fixed member 10 is a movable member 15 provided atthe top with an enlarged hollow head 16 carrying 011 its upper end astud 17 making sliding engagement with the slot 13 and provided with alock nut 18 designed to secure the head 16 in close engagement with theupper end of the casing 11.

It is desirable that the adjustment of the member 15 to and from thefixed member 10 should be easily regulated, and to this end I provide aspindle 19 carrying a collar 20 in the inner end adapted to engage withthe transverse arm of the T-shaped slot 21 1n the head 16 of the movablemember, the said spindle making threaded engagement with the orifice 14Land being provided on the outer end with an enlarged head 14 designed tofacilitate in manually adjusting the same.

The spindle 19 is further provided inter mediate of its length with alock nut 22 to engage with the outer face of the casing 11 and rigidlysecure the spindle in position when adjusted. The movable member 15 isalso provided with a vertically disposed slot 23 therethrough with whichthe wedges 241 and 25 slidably engage, said wedges being held in anoperative position by the nuts 26 and 27.

The gage is adapted to be gripped by a handle 28 formed integral withthe movable member 15, which it will be understood is broader than thefixed member 10, so that in marking a clap or base board the necessaryfullness is given to insure a tight joint, and to permit of quickadjustment of the movable member 15, the lateral face of the casing 11is graduated as shown at 29 to {)egister with the edge of the movablemem- The assembly of the device will be readily understood from theforegoing description.

In using the gage it will be understood that the wedge 2 1 is used forbaseboards with a thin or beaded edge, or a tongue and groove clapboard,and the wedge 25 is used for feather edge or tapered clapboards alone.The wedge is then located in the desired position whereupon the lock nut18 on the stud 17 and the lock nut 22 on the spindle 19 are loosened androtary motion is manually transmitted to the spindle 19 thereby movingthe member 15 to or from the fixed member 10 until the space between thesaid members is equal to the thickness of the base board. The gage isthen strad died over the board with the fixed member 10 engaging theback and it will be understood that since the movable member 15 isslightly wider than the fixed member 10 the base board is marked withthe desired amount of fullness to render, the joint tight.

From this description it will be seen that I have invented a gage whichcan be advantageously used by carpenters resulting in a considerablesaving of time and labor, and which can be adjusted to suit anythickness of base or clap board.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and manyapparently widely different embodiments of my inven tion within thescope of the claims con structed without departing from the spirit orscope thereof, it is intended that all mat ter contained in theaccompanying specification and drawings shall be interpreted asillustrative and not in a limited sense.

What I claim as my invention is:

1. A gage of the class described c0mprising a fixed member, providedwith a hollow casing rigidly mounted in the top thereof, a movablemember provided with an enlarged head slidably engaging the hollowcasing, means for actuating the movable Copies of this patent may beobtained for five cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents.

member, and adjustable wedge means operatively connected to the movablemember.

2. A gage of the class described comprising a fixed member provided witha hollow casing rigidly mounted in the top thereof having a slottherethrough, a movable member, a stud on the movable member slidablyengaging with the slot, a threaded spindle operatively connected at oneend to the movable member and making threaded engagement with thecasing, and adjustable wedge means operatively connected to the movablemember.

3. A gage of the class described comprising a fixed member, a movablemember slidably engaging with the fixed member and provided with avertical slot therein, wedge means slidably engaging the slot in themovable member, means for securing the wedge means in adjusted position,and means for moving the movable member to and from the fixed member.

In witness whereof I have hereunto set my hand in the presence of twowitnesses.

VALMORE VILLENEUVE. f Witnesses:

JOHN OBRIEN, THOMAS J. KILEY.

Washington, D. C."

